'Blood Sugar is itself both a trick and a treat. 'Cutting-edge horror, dark thriller, tragic coming-of-age storythey're all here but blended in a waythat's entirely new' -Booklist Starred Review 'Clever, nasty, thoughtful fun.' - The Sunday Sport 'An eye-opening look at what some have to do to survive. A Stephen King tale told by a pidgin Artful Dodger, it's a twisted little miracle with a sneaking, beating heart.' - Megan Abbott 'I never miss a book by the remarkable Daniel Kraus and Blood Sugar exceeds all expectation. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. It'll make you rethink your concepts of family, loyalty, and justice - and will leave you double-checking the wrappers on your Halloween candy for the rest of your days. Told from the child's point of view, in a voice as unforgettable as A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, Kraus' novel is at once frightening and emotional, thought-provoking and laugh-out-loud funny. But as the clock ticks closer to sundown, will one of his helpers - an innocent himself, in his own streetwise way - carry out or defeat the plan? With the help of three alienated kids, he plans to hide razor blades, poison, and broken glass in Halloween candy, maiming or killing dozens of innocent children. In a ruined house at the end of Yellow Street, an angry outcast hatches a scheme to take revenge for all the wrongs he has suffered. From Daniel Kraus, the New York Times bestselling co-author of Academy Award-winning Best Picture The Shape of Water, comes Blood Sugar, the blood-curdling story of a Halloween where trick-or-treat becomes life or death.įrom the dark imagination of bestselling novelist Daniel Kraus co-author with Guillermo del Toro of THE SHAPE OF WATER comes a Halloween crime story that's like nothing you've ever read before.

Blood Sugar by Daniel Kraus